OHIO ISSUE 2: 6 MORE TRUTHS BEHIND THE MYTHS

MYTH: Unions never came to the table to discuss their concerns with Senate Bill 5, now Issue 2, during the legislative debate, and when given the chance to compromise, they refused. TRUTH: Thousands of Ohioans were locked out of their own Ohio Statehouse during the legislative debate and were unable to testify or let their voices be heard. We Are Ohio stood firmly with the 1.3 million Ohioans who signed petitions to repeal SB 5 and told legislative leaders they should come back to Columbus and repeal the whole bill.

MYTH: All of Ohio’s business community supports Issue 2. TRUTH:More than 700 businesses in Ohio are part of the Proud Ohio Workers program that shows support for public and private sector workers who shop in their businesses.

MYTH: Rolling back collective bargaining rights is needed to help managers do their jobs. TRUTH: Ohio passed a law in 1983 to establish collective bargaining for state workers. The 1983 law has reduced labor strife and increased professional training and productivity.

MYTH: Issue 2 is nothing more than a reasonable set of reforms needed to bring public employee salaries and benefits more in line with their private sector counterparts. TRUTH: There is nothing reasonable about Issue 2. It takes away the rights and voices of hardworking Ohioans who serve our state and local communities. It unfairly shifts the balance of all power to management.

MYTH: Issue 2 just asks public employees to pay their fair share for healthcare benefits and pension costs. TRUTH: Issue 2 fundamentally changes collective bargaining and is a flawed bill with unintended consequences. All state employees already pay 15% of their healthcare and 10% of their pension costs. Many workers in local communities also pay at least these levels or more. School employees in Grove City pay 35% of their healthcare costs.

MYTH: Issue 2 will save jobs. TRUTH: Issue 2 will not create one job. Between the devastating state budget cuts to local communities and Issue 2, the state could lose 51,000 jobs. The truth is, due to more than one billion dollars in state budget cuts, local communities will be forced to fire and layoff vital safety services like police officers and firefighters.

2 responses to “OHIO ISSUE 2: 6 MORE TRUTHS BEHIND THE MYTHS”

would love the opportunity to have someone else pay for my retirement fund instead of having to pay towards a 401K. Would someone like to volunteer? I know i dont want to have to pay for someone else’s with my taxes. What about healthcare? I pay 1/3 of my healthcare from my paycheck, not sure why this is even an issue, as healthcare costs rise, should taxpayers pay the burden? Yearly job appraisals are also common in private companies, why would you promote someone with sub-par performance? All these issues are what common people face everyday, im not saying SB 5 is the best answer but when the state is in a deficit, cuts need to be made. Again I think the people speaking the loudest against it have never worked in the real world. And with the way the advertisements spin it, no wonder folks vote the way they do. Too bad we dont have an educated voter base.

Actually you do have a pension that both you and your employer contribute to. It is called Social Security something that public workers don’t have.
And for the record while the vast majority of public workers, including ALL state employees, currently contribute 15% toward the cost of their health insurance many actually contribute more. And that does not include additional out of pocket costs. Unfortunately the Yes on 2 proponents are trying to place a wedge between people who work for a living by promoting an us and them mindset.